GOV 97 Chapter Notes - Chapter Cohen: Reference Group
20 Jun 2018
School
Department
Course
Professor
Party&Over&Policy:&The&Dominating&Impact&of&Group&Influence&on&Political&Beliefs
Power&of&group&influence
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Social&groups&serve&as&the&primary&source&of&personal&values,&so&people&
can&safely&assume&that&other&members&of&a&self-defining&reference&group&
have&a&moral&sensibility&similar&to&their&own,&with&respect&to&issues&
relevant&to&their&group&identity
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It&is&defined&by&the&judgments&of&other&individuals&who&are&trusted&
to&share&one's&moral&allegiances
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More&often,&social&meaning&is¬&inferred&but&transmitted
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Social&meaning:&the&perceived&compatibility&of&an&object&of&judgment&with&
socially&shared&values
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People&are&motivated&to&see&themselves&as&objective&and&free&of&bias
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People&have&limited&insight&into&the&true&sources&of&their&beliefs&and&
behavior
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Blindness&to&Group&Influence
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Question:&
Week$Three$(Cohen)
Monday,&February&8,&2016
10:49&PM
